Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-19

aid OF his colleague, the late james A
Bayard, Commander DUPONT was fully ylndi
Gated, and not only he, but the entire
board OF Officers were relieved from the
stigma Of reproach. The debate In defence
OF Commander dupont was the last IN
which Mr. Clayton participated on the
floors Of the Senate.
When Congress adjourned, Clayton, who
stuck BY his duty to the last, returned u
the privacy OF his country nome for resi-
and for that recruitment, which, alas, was
aot TO be for him. In the following Heptem-
Der he went TO Dover to live with his near
est female relative, and there he died on
November 9th, following and In the presby.
tertan ehurebyard near by, with his wife
and children about him, he rests--until his
and their dust, reanimated, shall rise again
according to the religion he was taught
In his childhood and In which throughout
his whole life he firmly believed. / am
sensible OF no exaRgeration or attempt at
rhetorical display about anything--con-
scions that no eloquent tribute, II were
capable OF uttering IL, Is necessary for one
whose whole public life gave oyidenoe--b
his career in Congress, In the cabinet OF
1eneral Taylor, and upon the bench OF this
state, that he was man of extraordinary
mental power and whose private history Is
stained with no act unworthy OF the best
Of men. Faithful to his couhtrys interest ;
TO the welfare Of his native State; to his
own political party to lead 1t In the right
paths, II he might; to all Who
gave him sincere friendship; affectlonate to
his kindred and kind to everybody -rlch
and noot alike !, ,prOfuBely liberal with his
money In the service OF friends, he was boz
loved by most and honored by aiI He
was the most accessible OF human beings.
everybody could approach him with the
| conndeneb OF being respectfully treated /:
and none left his society but with the con,
Vletlon thar It was OF the most agreeable
nature, and to be enjoyed again and again.
| moro than ever, now we need In this State
men like Clayton was In his day, capable of
forming correct Judgment upon public sub
ieets, and with the skill, courage and sense
Of duty TO mould public sentiment in ac-
cordance with such Judgment. II such be
not soon developed out OF the prodieal
abundance OF our material, men who mot
only know, but have the courage to act
upon their knowledge, that reticenee upon
vital questions OF State concern and the
small schemes OF petty politicians looking
ever TO indiscretion and never to manly
action, are unworthy of those whose duty
y Is to speak and act, we shall
fall into a condition OF things 10
our Gear little State from which
| nothing can rescue US. All independeuee.
courage, hopefnlness will be gone; the
power Of resistance will weaken from de-
SPAR OF success; and the people at large ut
last be, what they are now fast becoming,
mere instruments In the hands Of ignorant,
noisy demogogues, with no conception OF
public obligation or State pride, and CON
cerned only TO promote their own ends.
| such men are tho natural outgroWth of the
spirit of party with which almost everybody
seems to be possessed, and which when
used for mere personal profit is the most
dangerous enemy which civil liberty has to
encounter.
When the chief justice had finished his
grafton and the audience had been dis
missed, the speaker of the evening was
Immediately surrounded by numbers of
friends who warmly congratulated lin
on his eloquent effort. The first to grasp
bis hand was the Hon. Benjamin q.
Brewster, and others thronged around
him. II was quite half an hour before all
the encomiums were finished, by which
time an escort of the banquet committee
presented themselves to conduct the chief
| Justice upstairs to the banquetinR room.
| Covers were set for 1876 to 1870. Three
tables were laid for the general guests.
with one set transversely at the head OF
the others for the president of the ban-
quet, the Hon. Charles B. Lore, and the
guests of honor.
Following is list of those invited TO
the banquet William Bush, Z. T. War
ner, F. N. Buck, W. H. Swift, II. 7.
Cause, j. r. Nicholson, L. O. Vande.
grift, Esq James H. Wolcott, Il. Il.
Cochran, f. H. Hoifecker, Esq, X. s.
! Oulbreth, John X. Bradford, ESQ i. A.
Bower, DR. j. #. Frantz, A. O. Smith,
Captain Horace Wilson, Il. O. McLear.
DR.. L. P. Bush, w. II. Pierson, Z. NJ,
Hopes, A. @. McCausland. II. O. Con
rad, Esq, George A. Mox we'll, T. l.
Graham, j. N. Gawthrop, o. Baird, Cap.
tain W.. II. Smith, H. O. Jones, P. N.
Brennan, O. P. Johnson, Joshua Pusey,
J.. I, Heald, George II. Bates, ESQ Dr.
j. A. Draper, H. II. Carter, j. Ii. Hof-
feckei, DR., Esq, q. r Mckenzie, Pres
ton Lea, Anthony Higgins, Esq, Watson
II. Sperry, DIR. L. P. Buck, Levi O. |
Bird, Esq, W. G Pennypacker, Joseph |
Pyle, j. u. Carpenter, DR., HI. O. |
Robinson, John W. Diefendorf, W. A.
Reynolds, s. II. Baynard, II. II. Taylor,
William Il. Hill, Jesse X. Baylis, G. W. /
Goodley, G. W. Murphey, John H. Rod
ney, Esq, Giles Lambson, A.. G.. Wilson,
G. q. Lobdell, Austin Harrington, ESQ,
Colonel II. r. dupont, Il. G.. Bradford, |
Esq, A. D. Warner, Washington Hastings,
Job II. jackson, George w. Bush, George |
s. Capelle, Edward Belts, a. G. Banning,
Victor DUPONT, Esq, DR.. D. W. Maull, +. |
f. Crawford, d. p. Barnard, DR.. Cooper,
Victor Cause, b. H. Brewster, Jr., s. N.
Trump, +. b. Cotton, O. II. Rowland, Fl. |
f. Pickels, James Scott, SIR. Smith, Sd.
Wiley, Harry Emmons, ESQ.,, j. i. DeVou,
W. f. Robinson, w. G. Farra, ). j.
Whitaker, j. E. Saville, Daniel |
James, DR., G. A. Elliott, ]. F. Biggs,
Esq, G. 4. Brown, Esq, A. Z. Sanborn,
Esq, j. b. Oheyney, W. Fl. Hayes, ESQ.,,
w. III. Porter, ESD, j. w. Mehafey, j.
H. Rodney, Esq.. o. G. Rumford, a. w.
Goodell, Fl. Fl. Ward, Esq, G. M. Curtis,
Esq, Willard Salisbury, DR., Esq, John |
Blggs, Esq G. r.. O. Hoffecker, George W.
Roberts, Solomon Hersey, N. b. Smithers,
Esq, the Rev. j. 8. Willis, DIR. H. O. |
Snitcher, @. #. Thomas, e. Nj. Hunt, |
George G. Lobdell, William Stimmel, |
Hon. John X. Oowen, Frederick e. Bach, |
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT, Hon. Walter |
A. Burrows, Edward Bringhurst, B. F.
Chitham, Samuel johns, II. v. Cause, |
Daniel James, Robert B. Wheeler, w. O. |
Gooding, Robert McOaulley, Frank w.
Pierson, W. N. Mccormick, Solomon |
Kilen, the Rev. ]. L Estlin, O. W. Ken
nedy, J. Trayers Jones and Charles M. |
Newlin.
Messrs. Trower Il Colder, the Philadel. |
phia caterers, had prepared the banquet
ing room of the Masonic Hall. II pre-
sented an attractive appearance, with its /
triple-branched chandeliers upon tables
deoked with flowers and festal parapher-
MALTA. Each guest had his special seat
reserved. At each cover was laid an |
artistically decorated menu card beauti- |
fully inscribed with memorial of the
occasion, the toasts and the guests name |
in gilt letters. The dinner card read as
follows:
Complimentary Banquet
rendered to
The Hon. Joseph P. Comegys,
Chief Justice Of tho State of Delaware,
by his friends In the dity OF Wilmington, on |
the occasion Of his delivering az
Grafton on the life, character and public
services Of John NJ. Clayton,
May IL, 1887.
On succeeding pages were the menu
and list of toasts as follows;
Menil:
Little Neck CLAIMS,
Green Turtle Soup, a Ia Refine,
Salmon, Lobster Sauce, Cucumber Salads,
Fllet de Boeuf, Mushroom Sauce,
New Peas, Potato Balls,
Supreme of Chicken, Rice Croquettes,
Deviled Grabs, Salads, Romano Innominata,
Sweet Bread, Outlets,
Tomato Salad,
Cream and Roquefort Cheese and Waters,
Ice Cream and Strawberries,
Meringues and Fancy Cakes,
Sailed Almonds and Glaee Fruit,
Coffee and Cigars.
About two-thirds of the menu had
been finished when the president raped
for attention. Mr.. Lore introduced the